Pumlinga, Puṃliṅga: 9 definitions
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Pumlinga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग) refers to the “male gender”.—[...] One of the meanings of the word ‘liṅga’ is ‘gender’. The word ‘strīliṅga’ means ‘female gender’, ‘puṃliṅga’, the ‘male gender’ and ‘napuṃsakaliṅga’ is the neuter (lit. 'not male') gender. The Goddess who is praised as both the Yoni and the Liṅga embodies in her essential transcendental identity the supreme Śāmbhava state, the Neuter which, because it is without gender, is free to be both genders, male and female—the god and the goddess. The Liṅga is not in this context a marker of gender, it is a ‘sign’ of the deity’s presence. The Neuter, devoid of gender, is the ‘sign’ of both the male deity and the female.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग) refers to the “masculine gender” (of birds), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the training of hawks]: “[...] Of the two classes, the females are more important in respect of their make, courage, value and their style of flying. Vāja and others being pre-eminent are spoken of in the masculine (puṃliṅga)”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग).—m.
(-ṅgaḥ) 1. The male organ. 2. The masculine gender, (in grammar.) E. pum male, and liṅga mark.
Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग).—[neuter] the masculine gender, a masculine ([grammar]).
1) Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग):—[=puṃ-liṅga] [from puṃ > puṃs] n. idem, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] the male organ, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] the masculine gender, [Kumāra-sambhava [Scholiast or Commentator]]
4) [v.s. ...] mf(ā)n. having the mark of a man, [Agni-purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] (in gram.) being masculine
Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग):—[puṃ-liṅga] (ṅgaḥ) 1. m. The masculine gender; male organ.
Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग):—1. (pumaṃs + liṅga) n. das Merkmal des Mannes, Männlichkeit: dāsye puṃliṅgaṃ svamidaṃ tava [Mahābhārata 5, 7489. 7492.] puṃliṅgaṃ sarvamīśānaṃ (lies śarva) strīliṅgaṃ viddhi cāpyumām [13, 828.] in grammatischem Sinne: puṃliṅgānta männlich auslautend [Mallinātha] zu [Kumārasaṃbhava 6, 46.]
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Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग):—2. (wie eben) adj. f. ā die Merkmale des Mannes habend: puṃliṅgā iva nāryastu strīliṅgāḥ puruṣābhavan [Mahābhārata 9, 3304.] in gramm. Sinne: mantra [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 60.] [Scholiast] zu [Prātiśākha zum Atharvaveda 4, 46.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 3, 70] in der Unterschr. [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 737.]
Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग):—1. n. —
1) dass. —
2) in der Grammatik das männliche Geschlecht [234,28.]
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Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग):—2. Adj. (f. ā) —
1) die Kennzeichen des Mannes habend [Agnipurāṇa 43,14.] —
2) in der Grammatik männlichen Geschlechts. Nom.abstr. tā f.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Nepali dictionary
Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग):—n. 1. Gram. masculine gender; 2. male sexual organ; penis; 3. virility; manliness;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pumlingata.
Full-text: Pumlingata, Nirlinga, Pumslinga, Pums, Pum, Linga, Strilinga, Napumsakalinga.
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